November 25, 2010

Japan builds agriculture investment in Pakistan

An eight-member delegation of agriculturists from Japanese agriculture cooperative organisation (JA Group) is collaborating with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Food & Agriculture on agriculture investment.

The JA Group is led by its vice chairman and Kyoto Prefecture's president, Yasuhiro Nakagawa.

"We have ample business and investment opportunities for Japanese investors in Pakistan. We are the world's fourth largest milk producer and technology to produce by-products from milk would prove extremely beneficial for the Japanese investors. We offer a business-conducive environment and opportunities with simple procedures to enter into business deals," said Minister Nazar M. Gondal.

Mr Nakagawa said that JA Group is involved in the farmers' security through credit and insurance policies and marketing their products.

He added that the group also involved in providing farm machinery, making it the biggest group of its kind in Japan.

Gondal said that Pakistan has a large livestock number, providing opportunities for other industries such as milk and processing halal meat.

"We are the fourth largest exporter of dates, by exporting only 13% of the production, it could be greatly enhanced through the introduction of modern processing and packaging technology," he said.

Nakagawa said he would take concrete and practical step to establish a long-lasting business relationship with Pakistan. He said that the group has already established business models in dairy products in Australia and would replicate the same here in Pakistan.